Patent Application
20120302929
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The present invention relates generally to electronically pulsating massage devices, and more particularly to head mounted pulsating facial massage devices.
Pulsating massage devices are commonly used to relieve muscular pain, to relieve stress, and to produce a generally pleasant sensation. Such devices are usually applied directly to the area being massaged, for example by holding the device against a user's neck and mounting the massaging unit on the user's head.
Prior electric head and facial massage units include a large electric shaft motor, a mechanical element coupled to the motor to communicate motor-produced vibrations to the user, and an electronic circuit that controls the motor. Also, prior art relies on vibrators/motors with a shaft and a small weight, which makes the devices larger, heavier, and noisy; and gives the user negative effects due to the prior design of mounting the vibrator in a specific way, directing its pulse/vibration to the entire head/face unit instead of a direct pulse to the selected muscle or facial area. This in turn lessens the effect of relaxing the muscle and may even make the experience unpleasant due to increased noise and useless/irritable vibrations pulsating in undesirable areas. Further, prior art design devices are more complicated to use, and appear strange and embarrassing to wear which confines one to indoor use only.
In summary, there is a need for a simple light weight pulse action head and face massage unit that quietly directs the pulsating vibrations directly into the selected portion of the face or head without disturbing or irritating other areas of the face or head.
Preferably such a massage unit should be lightweight, pulsating vibrations gently and quietly onto the desired area of the face and head by utilizing small shaft less motors/vibrators and must fit very comfortably on the user's head without being strapped. Such a massage unit should be easily operated by being activated automatically as it is placed on the user's head, rather than having the user locate the switch to then manually turn it on. The present invention provides such a massage unit.
The facial and head massager band is worn on the user's head and it massages multiple desired areas. The band is equipped with four small and light weight shaft less motors/vibrators that are used to induce relaxing pulses directly into the head and facial muscles with small shaft less motors/vibrators operating at low revolutions per minute (RPM) which are substantially less noisy during operation than prior art's larger vibrators/motors with shaft and weight attached. The facial and head massager is designed to be inconspicuous, stylish, and light, so that the user may continue with their daily tasks and enjoy being relaxed as a result of massaging pulses. The device is also designed to be activated automatically by being placed on the head, rather than having the user locate the switch to then manually turn it on.
The massaging band and the vibrators' housing are strategically designed to be easily adjusted to ensure a perfect fit for each user. The massager band provides direct contact with the temple portion of the forehead and temporal lobes stimulating the temporalis muscle, inducing pleasure along with relaxation, which in some cases may also help to reduce headaches. The band also provides direct contact with the jaw portion of the user's face stimulating the masseter muscle, which may help to reduce the Myofascial pain in patients that suffer from Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders (TMJDs).
While the present invention will be described with reference to a few specific embodiments, the description is illustrative of the invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention. Various modifications to the present invention can be made to the preferred embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Attention is now directed to
The facial and head massager band is worn on the user's head as shown in
Sections 4 of the band and the vibrators housing 5A, 5B & 9A, 9B are strategically designed to contain molded rubber-like plastic material, having essentially throughout a central portion thereof, bendable metal. The inner central portion of the band 4A, 4B contains high fatigue and bendable metal that is covered by the moldable material, and remains well below the surface of the moldable material. This interior bendable metal when bent to a desired configuration stays in that configuration until changed by the wearer of the massager band. The bendable metal has a high fatigue life. In addition, the band can be easily adjusted by extending the length of the inverted arcs 4A & 4B for larger face and head proportions, and retracting for smaller face and head proportions. This will ensure a perfect fit for each user due to differences in head and face shapes.
The massager band provides direct contact with the temple portion of the forehead as shown in
Modifications and variations may be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the subject and spirit of the invention as defined by the following claims.
